That was the second time Michael had mentioned me resigning. Could it be that his motive is to goad me into resigning?

I tried my best to hold back my tears. I didn’t continue arguing with him but concentrated on composing myself. After a long while, I finally managed to sound calmer.

 

“I understand. I’ll continue amending according to your wishes until you’re satisfied with it.”

If that was his grand plan of forcing me to resign, I would never capitulate. No matter how difficult he made things for me, I would definitely do my best to fulfill his requests.

Perhaps my answer pleased him, for he merely threw me a glance without saying anything further.

 

“I’ll be leaving if there’s nothing else, Mr. Shaw.”

Not wanting to see him for even a second longer, I made to leave after saying that. Alas, my cell phone rang at that precise moment.

When I saw that it was a call from Yuval, I instantly panicked upon remembering that Michael was still by my side then.

 

Michael’s cold gaze remained locked on me. He was a shrewd person, so he probably knew whose call it was at the expression on my face. I was utterly conflicted, torn between answering the call and otherwise.

In actual fact, I didn’t want him to know that I had officially gotten together with Yuval. But recalling his hurtful words to me just now, I inwardly mused, Why should I care about his feelings when he doesn’t care about me at all? So what if I’m dating Yuval? I no longer have anything to do with him now.

 

thought, I answered

“Yuval.”

become much more intimate after we made our relationship official. However, the reason I addressed him in such a manner right

some friends tonight, so I’d

phone. A trace of

weren’t so close that we were at the stage of meeting each other’s

I’ve got to relocate some things. As such, I might not be able to

wanted to agree since Michael was right in front of me, but for some inexplicable

to settle that night. My things were still at Michael’s house, so I naturally had to move my things out now that things had ended

silent for a moment on the other end of the phone before saying, “It’s okay. How about I help you move your things today? I’m more

was probably every woman’s dream to have such

my things were still at Michael’s house, so I couldn’t possibly allow him to tag along. I had tactfully told him about my relationship with Michael

it’s okay. I don’t have much, so I can manage on my own. Besides, you’re supposed to have a gathering with your friends tonight, so you’ll look bad if you

again declined since I didn’t want him to know that I had been staying at Michael’s place. We were dating with the

just knew you were going to turn me

that I had truly turned him

only to see that his frosty gaze was fixated on my cell

treat you to dinner

but my temper flared upon remembering the words Michael said

I’ll be holding you to your word. I’ll pick you at your

out, his dejection vanished without a trace. Instead, he even seemed rather

be hanging

saying that, I hung up the

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